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Elmer Roy Bentley 1923–2019 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Mar 1923

Birth Location: Firebrick, Lewis, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 18 Jan 2019

Death Location: Siloam, Greenup County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: William Bentley

Mother: Laura Bentley

Spouse(s): Avanell Hunt

Children(s): Gary Bentley, William Bentley

Elmer Roy Bentley was born in 1923 in Firebrick, Lewis, Kentucky, USA, the child of William T Sherman Bentley And Laura Belle Bentley. Elmer Roy Bentley married Avanell Hunt, and had children including Danny Ray Bentley, Gary Lee Bentley, William Joseph Bentley. Elmer Roy Bentley passed away in 2019 in Siloam, Greenup County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elmer Roy Bentley was born in 1923 in Firebrick, Lewis, Kentucky, USA, the child of William T Sherman Bentley And Laura Belle Bentley.
  • Elmer Roy Bentley married Avanell Hunt, and had children including Danny Ray Bentley, Gary Lee Bentley, William Joseph Bentley.
  • Elmer Roy Bentley passed away in 2019 in Siloam, Greenup County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bentley
1891–1958
Birth Location: Seco, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
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Laura Bentley
1896–1993
Birth Location: Letcher County, Kentucky
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Spouses(s)

Avanell Hunt
1924–
Birth Location: Greenup County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Children(s)

Gary Bentley
1944–1965
Birth Location: Greenup, Kentucky, USA
GB
William Bentley
1945–2020
Birth Location: Fullerton, KY
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Elmer Bentley's Ancestors

Self
Elmer Bentley
1923–2019
Birth Place: Firebrick, Lewis, Kentucky, USA
Parents
William T Sherman Bentley
1891–1958
Seco, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
Laura (Belle) Bentley
1896–1993
Letcher County, Kentucky
Grandparents
Benjamin Bentley
1839–1890
Kentucky
Rebecca Halcomb
1855–1945
Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
John (Martin) Bentley
1853–1942
Pike, Kentucky
Malinda Addington
1855–1933
Bold Camp, Pound, Wise, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Bentley
1788–1858
Margaret. Hamilton
1800–1841
Joseph Halcomb
1832–1920
Letitia Day
1836–1914
John Bentley
1826–1895
Anna Potter
1831–1901
William III
1819–1892
Nancy Kilgore
1825–1909
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Sr
1752–1839
Nancy Lewis
1759–1845
Thomas Jr
1758–1847
Ann Martin
1771–1850
Henderson Halcomb
1798–1887
Sarah Cornett
1806–1895
John Day
1786–1861
Elizabeth Bentley
1792–1866
Benjamin Bentley
1788–1857
William II
1783–1857
Sarah Stallard
1790–1867
Ralph Jr.
1804–1875
Amelia Wheatley
1810–1893

Elmer Bentley's Descendants

1.
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Elmer (Roy) Bentley (28 Mar 1923–18 Jan 2019) m. Avanell Hunt (11 Feb 1924–)
  1. 1. Gary (Lee) Bentley 1944–1965
  2. 2. William (Joseph) Bentley 1945–2020

Elmer Bentley's Timeline

13 Records

1923
28 March 1923
Birth of Elmer Roy Bentley in Firebrick, Lewis, Kentucky, USA
Firebrick, Lewis, Kentucky, USA
1923
28 Mar 1923
Birth of Elmer Roy Bentley in Greenup, Kentucky
Greenup, Kentucky
1923
28 Mar 1923
Birth of Elmer Roy Bentley in Firebrick, Lewis, Kentucky, USA
Firebrick, Lewis, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 7
Elmer Roy Bentley resided here in Schultz, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
Schultz, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 7
Elmer Roy Bentley resided here in Schultz, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
Schultz, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 12
Elmer Roy Bentley resided here
None
1940
1940
Age 17
Elmer Roy Bentley resided here in Mag Dist 3 Schultz, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
Mag Dist 3 Schultz, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 17
Elmer Roy Bentley resided here in Greenup, Kentucky, USA
Greenup, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 27
Elmer Roy Bentley resided here in Greenup, Kentucky, USA
Greenup, Kentucky, USA
2002
2002
Age 79
Death of Elmer Roy Bentley
None
2019
15 Jan 2019
Age 96
Death of Elmer Roy Bentley in South Shore, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
South Shore, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
2019
15 January 2019
Age 96
Death of Elmer Roy Bentley
None
2019
18 Jan 2019
Age 96
Burial of Elmer Roy Bentley in Siloam, Greenup County, Kentucky, United States of America
Siloam, Greenup County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 March 1923
    Event Place: Firebrick, Lewis, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 23 Jul 2020; Publication Place: South Shore, Kentucky, USA
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Kentucky, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 44
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Greenup, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01311; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 45-5
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Greenup, Kentucky; R

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1923
    Event Place: Greenup, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Kentucky, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 44
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Greenup, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01311; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 45-5
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1923
    Event Place: Firebrick, Lewis, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Schultz, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Schultz, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Greenup, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01311; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 45-5

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Mag Dist 3 Schultz, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Greenup, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01311; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 45-5

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Greenup, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Greenup, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01311; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 45-5

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Greenup, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Greenup, Kentucky; R

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lettia, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Kentucky, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 44

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: South Shore, KY
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 23 Jul 2020; Publication Place: South Shore, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 2019
    Event Place: South Shore, Greenup, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 January 2019
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 23 Jul 2020; Publication Place: South Shore, Kentucky, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2002

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 18 Jan 2019
    Event Place: Siloam, Greenup County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 23 Jul 2020; Publication Place: South Shore, Kentucky, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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